Cable Bar Lateral Pulldown

Muscles involved

Back

How to do it

1. Sit on a pulldown machine with a V-bar and adjust the knee pad. 2. Grip the bar with a neutral grip and lean about 30 degrees backward. 3. Pull the bar down, contracting your lats until it touches your chest. 4. Hold the contraction for a moment and return in a controlled manner to the starting position.

Equipment required

PoleaMáquina

Muscles worked

MaleFemale

Latissimus dorsiBrachialBrachioradialisPosterior deltoidInfraspinatusTeres majorTeres minorTrapezius lower fibersTrapezius middle fibers

Tips

- Keep your chest elevated during the entire movement. - Pull the bar towards your chest, not your chest towards the bar. - Contract your lats at the end of the movement.

Difficulty